Here I am with our three dogs - Snowy, Rusty
and Whisper. Sadly Snowy and Whisper are no longer with us - Whisper had
to go to those great dog kennels in the sky (October 1994), and Snowy melted
a few days after this photograph was taken. However, Rusty is still hobbling
around - he's getting old now though - fourteen this May (1997) - if he
makes it there!

(He didn't: Rusty died 16 April 1997 aged thirteen
years and eleven months).

This photograph was taken in September 1988, and
was displayed in The Sunday Times newspaper on 28 October 1990.

Whisper

Photographed in 1987

Old 'Whis' - I miss him!

Many people refer to our dogs as 'miniature Collies',
which, of course, they're not: they are Shetland Sheepdogs. They do, however,
bear a striking resemblance to the Rough Collie (or Welsh Collie) - of
'Lassie film' fame, but are much smaller. Both ours were 15" high
at the shoulder, which is the show standard for this breed.. Whisper was
thirteen years and three months old when he died, which is about the average
life-span for these type of dogs.

(Later Addition)

Rusty

Photographed in August 1994

Old 'Rus' - now I miss him too!

Whisper & Rusty

This photograph was taken on a field near my home.
It is situated in the north of Sheffield, and shows the view to the south-west.

Sparky

Meet 'Sparky' - our talking budgie. Sadly, Sparky met a tragic
end when, in 1981, he 'taw' a real 'puddy cat', after one accidentally
got into our home and took him.